Hypocrisy? Hardly. I think enough posters had explained that the reason they don't mind Ari on so much is because she's such a fine actress. Compound that by the fact that Alison has been over-exposed for YEARS not months and you can see why people complained about Alison being on too much: In 2005 AS ranked 4th. For 2006 she ranked 3rd. In 2007 AS ranked 1st. (possibly the worst acting by AS was done this year)And while Alison only ranked 8th for 2008 she had been doing double duty on two NBC shows and hitting PR pretty hard so it seemed like there was no escape from AS in 2008.

Exactly, I have said this before but I'm gonna say it again. During the 15 years Alison have been on Days she's been backburned five months in 2001, that's it. The viewers don't even get a break from her when she's pregnant, so instead we got two of the worst storylines in the shows history: Stan and WP.

And it's not just about episode rankings, it's about the way they are used. For me personally it feels like Melanie's on more than Nicole, why? Because she's all over the place, while Nicole is just in one storyline.